Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Kyriakos Vretakos Kyriakos Vretakos Mr. Vretakos, 90, of Miramar, Fla., died April 22 at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Fla. Born in Greece, he resided in Queens, N.Y., and Ocean for 19 years before moving to Miramar one year ago. He was the owner of Bay Crest Restaurant, Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, N.Y., for…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Robert H. Doe Robert H. Doe Mr. Doe, 71, of Wall Township, died April 19 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Jersey City, he was a lifelong resident of Wall Township. He was the first chiropractor in Wall Township and maintained his practice since 1956. He was a former member of…

  • New group may weaken GOP

    New group may weaken GOP Longtime Monmouth County Republican Party Chairman William Dowd should watch his back. A group of between 75 and 100 Republicans throughout the county want to oust him as head of the county GOP. The controversy arose after Dowd announced a few weeks ago that the county GOP would not back…

  • Hunting deer an ineffectual means of controlling population control

    Gary & Linda FaraciGuest Column Gary & Linda Faraci Guest Column As the old saying goes "perception is reality." Credit must be given to the hunting advocates, that small percentage of our population, who has somehow swayed public perception to believe hunting is essential for deer management. But the reality is hunting is too ineffectual…

  • 4 candidates seek seats on Board of Ed

    All three incumbents seeking re-election BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Four residents, three of them incumbents, are running to fill three open, three-year terms on the city Board of Education. Incumbent Avery Grant, 70, of 405 Atlantic Ave., is running to continue the improvements that are being made in the…

  • Obituaries

    Kathleen D. McCall Obituaries Kathleen D. McCall Mrs. McCall, 68, of West Long Branch died March 4 at Monmouth Care Center, Long Branch. Born in Newark, she resided in the shore area since 1964. Mrs. McCall was a bartender at the Blue Dolphin, Long Branch, for nine years, retiring in 1996. She was predeceased by…

  • April 20 is your chance to be heard

    April 20 is your chance to be heard We hope you have been paying attention to your local school elections this spring, and we urge all registered voters to go to the polls on Tuesday and cast their ballots. In most communities in our area there are no races for the seats on the Board…

  • Residents urged to oppose elimination of districts with no schools

    The state Department of Education is developing a plan to eliminate the Sea Bright school district and 22 others that have not built schools but which instead rely on tuition arrangements with other communities. The plan would transfer the responsibilities of the 23 school districts to their respective municipalities or other entities. The plan would…

  • Y thanks ‘Reach Out’ supporters

    On behalf of the volunteers and staff of The Community YMCA, I would like to extend our gratitude to all who contributed to our 2004 Reach Out to Youth annual support campaign. We set a lofty goal of $480,000 this year. As a result of the hard work and dedication of our campaigners and the…